Remember to do when storing your V for winter

[bgreene]

Best to do the following when storing your V over time, winter etc.........

1. Open the deck hatch plates
2. Open the transom doors ( my V21 has these, don't know about the V20's )
3. Keep the cuddy door open, including the floor cover storage covers in the cuddy

Soft decks can be caused by water below the floor - moisture absorbed by the under side of the deck over time.

Also, syphon out the bilge so it starts off dry.
Make sure the cover keeps the water out, but has open area at the back for fresh air flow.


Come spring, the hull should be drier than previous, and floors still solid.

[Hedge]

storing your V for winter???

pull in the back yard and unhook. Storage done:sun:

[spareparts]

we just switch from beer to bourbon for the winter

[bgreene]

Saw one for sale treated like that near the gym...... sat out all winter....... uncovered .

Rain, snowstorms, freeze, thaw repeat all winter.

Then after months of being filled with rain, snow, ice, thaw .....it's up for sale this past spring listed more or less as......" real nice condition."

I looked at it ....once and the swollen, sagging, cracking transom told me all I needed to know.

[Hedge]

we just switch from beer to bourbon for the winter
That's all the winterization we need in the south:clap:

[phatdaddy]

winterization= throw a hoodie in the cabin

[garagenc]

we just switch from beer to bourbon for the winter

I asked Mr. Krinkle about winterizing and he said he switched to the new Heated Condoms he said it might get chilly in Key West.

What the heck is he talking about :oh:

Mine will have to wait until I get back from 8 days of adult beverages looking at beautiful half or not dressed at all women during halloween at Key West. :love::beer::sun::sly::laugh::pic::happy::hide:

[Destroyer]

I just put up the frame, throw the pool cover over it, make sure all the doors and hatches are open, put in a tub of moisture control (http://www.damprid.com/products) tighten the steel cable on the cover to make a snug fit all around the hull, run bungies from the cover grommet holes to the trailer frame, greese the trailer wheel bearings and put on the tire covers.... that's about it. Whole thing takes about 2 hours. Plenty of time left in the day to enjoy a good Scotch. :head:

[Road King Cole]

If I can't get out 10/29 or 30, I will probably winterize mine then.

I am doing is easier this year, not removing the outdrive (did it last year with a new impeller) and not even removing the battery (need to get a new one anyhow). Going to run antifreeze through the cooling system, add more fuel stabilizer and then drain the oil before covering it up.

rkc

[spareparts]

If you are going to run antifreeze thru the cooling system(I'm assuming an I/O) drain the raw water from the block before running the antifreeze thru. It will prevent from any pockets of unmixed water from freezing, and it will drain out any sediment in the cooling system as well

[Blue_Runner]

Successful NC winterization:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d73/stinkery/0126081347a.jpg

[Redneck]

Breaking out the icefishing gear in the next few weeksv1. -6 C tonight Snow on sunday here in comes . :cen: !!

[ssiredfish]

SNOW............F@#K THAT!!!!!!

This year marks the first year my boat will be stored for the winter thanks to NOAA and the SAFMC........your wish came true a-holes!!!!!!!

[Destroyer]

This year marks the first year my boat will be stored for the winter thanks to NOAA and the SAFMC........your wish came true a-holes!!!!!!!

I truly believe that their unspoken but being worked for objective is to outlaw all sportfishing and give the fishing to either the very rich or the commercial fishermen as "shares". The rest of us can cut bait. :bat:

[awthacker]

It's not a permanent agenda. It's one parties agenda which includes a twisting of the Magnusson-Stevens Act.

As long as NOAA is operated by PEW fellows, this agenda will be continued. What we need is conservative leadership who can appoint someone with some "common sense" (not an environmentalist agenda), to oversea regulations regarding our nation's oceanic resources.

[ssiredfish]

As long as NOAA is operated by PEW fellows, this agenda will be continued.......

Wake me when its over......or my 60th B-day......whichever comes first

[CaptJ]

I just put up the frame, throw the pool cover over it, make sure all the doors and hatches are open, put in a tub of moisture control (http://www.damprid.com/products) tighten the steel cable on the cover to make a snug fit all around the hull, run bungies from the cover grommet holes to the trailer frame, greese the trailer wheel bearings and put on the tire covers.... that's about it. Whole thing takes about 2 hours. Plenty of time left in the day to enjoy a good Scotch. :head:

Destroyer, What size pool cover do you use?

[jasoncooperpcola]

Hmmm. How do I winterize a boat that is in three pieces scattrred in the yard?

[Pipe_Dream]

we just switch from beer to bourbon for the winter

Switch?

;-)

[Destroyer]

Destroyer, What size pool cover do you use?

Item number = (WCVR121224)
12ft x 24ft Oval 12yr
$45.97
Ultra Armor Maxx Gold Winter Cover

National Pool Wholesalers in Florida is where I buy them. Remember that you're buying an oval pool cover and that pool covers have an extra 4' skirt all around, so the 12' wide cover is really 20' wide total and 32' long. Just the perfect size for a V20 or a V21. Not sure on the price since that price is from 2 years ago, but it should be close. Hope this helps.

[bgreene]

Talk of winterizing already ? Up here in NJ we're just getting into the fall striper season.

What's going on here ? Get those boats back in the water, and if you must, tell the girls in bikini's they can wear parka's to keep warm.

[CaptJ]

Item number = (WCVR121224)
12ft x 24ft Oval 12yr
$45.97
Ultra Armor Maxx Gold Winter Cover

National Pool Wholesalers in Florida is where I buy them. Remember that you're buying an oval pool cover and that pool covers have an extra 4' skirt all around, so the 12' wide cover is really 20' wide total and 32' long. Just the perfect size for a V20 or a V21. Not sure on the price since that price is from 2 years ago, but it should be close. Hope this helps.


Thanks Destroyer, found the website, that item number takes me to a rectangular inground pool cover. You use an oval above ground correct?

[1BadTitan]

Thanks Destroyer, found the website, that item number takes me to a rectangular inground pool cover. You use an oval above ground correct?
Thanks Destroyer... I just bought a 12x24 from ebay for $26.00 shipped. Comes with winch and cable. I have pool noodles sliced longways to cap the windshield frame and wrap the bow rails to avoid rub through.